5GS15145 Royal Equestrian Estates West Side Fuel Reduction Projects, REE-1
Summary
SCH Number
2017078504
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
5GS15145 Royal Equestrian Estates West Side Fuel Reduction Projects, REE-1
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/31/2017
Document Description
The basic function of the REE fuel-break is to impose some obstacle to the spread of a wildfire and as a means of access to the fire. This fuel break is a wide strip of land where most shrubs have been removed and remaining trees are limbed up 6 to 8 feet of the surface. The intent is to have a grass understory to provide soil cover.
The Fuel break is designed to change the behavior of a wildfire by reducing the quantity, density, and configuration of potential fuel that the fire encounters when it enters the fuel break. The effectiveness of this fuel break has been determined by proper location, installation, and maintenance and adequate defense by fire suppression forces.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick McDaniel
Agency Name
Forestry and Fire Protection, Board of
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Other Information
Sections T9N R9E, Sections 14,15,22,23 MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project fits under portions of CEQA Article Categorical Exemptions 15304(i) pertaining to fuels reduction Field review by Cal fire staff confirmed that no exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a NOE for this project. The department has concluded that no significant environmental impacts would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland/timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning, mineral resources, noise, population, and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, or to utilities and service systems.
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